NEW YORK, July 30 (TNSPol) -- Actors' Equity Association issued the following news release: Actors' Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, applauded the reintroduction of the bipartisan Performing Artist Tax Parity Act (PATPA), introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL). This bill would correct an unintended consequence of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act which led to tax increases f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20752) on July 28, 2021, entitled "Submission of the President's Budget in Transition Years" by Taylor N. Riccard, government organization and management analyst: * * * Summary At the time of a presidential transition, one question commonly asked is whether the outgoing or incoming President submits the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Under past practices, and prior to more recent statutory chan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Leader McCarthy, alongside members of the Leader's Advisory Team on Cuba, sent a letter to the Biden administration requesting a meeting to discuss how the White House and Congress can work together to end the "oppressive regime in Havana and liberate the Cuban people." The members wrote: "This is a moment when the United States can change the course of human history f more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 (TNSPol) -- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees issued the following news on July 28, 2021: Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) reintroduced the bipartisan Performing Artists Tax Parity Act (PATPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation provides a necessary update to the Qualified Performing Artist (QPA) tax deduction, correcting an unintended consequence of the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act that drastically increased taxes for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul, Leader Kevin McCarthy, and members of the Leader's Advisory Team on Cuba sent a letter to the Biden administration requesting a meeting to discuss how the White House and Congress can work together to support the Cuban people's desires for a better life and freedo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and members of the Leader's Advisory Team on Cuba, in sending a letter to President Joe Biden requesting a meeting, as soon as possible, to discuss how the White House and Congress can work together to end the "oppressive regime in Havana and liberate the Cuban people." "This is a moment in time when the United States can c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 26, 2021: Senator Rick Scott joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senator Marco Rubio, Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez, Maria Elvira Salazar and other members of Congress in a letter to the President Biden requesting a meeting as soon as possible to discuss how the White House and Congress can work together to end the oppressive Cuban regime and support the Cuban people's fig more PR